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  • Woolpert to Help USGS Collect Lidar Elevation Data Across Tennessee - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Woolpert to Help USGS Collect Lidar Elevation Data Across Tennessee

    Woolpert has started to collect light detection and ranging elevation data across 49 Tennessee counties in support of three lidar projects managed by the U.S. Geological Survey. Two of the three contracts USGS awarded to Woolpert support the agency’s 3D Elevation Program that seeks to establish a national map through data collection with lidar technology, the company said Monday. Woolpert noted the third contract […] More

  • Lockheed to Integrate Cambridge Pixel Software Into UK's Naval Surveillance Radar System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Integrate Cambridge Pixel Software Into UK’s Naval Surveillance Radar System

    Lockheed Martin has selected Cambridge Pixel to build software modules for a navigation radar system that Lockheed will integrate with more than 60 platforms of the U.K. navy under a $57.9 million contract with the country’s defense ministry. Cambridge Pixel said Wednesday its software modules will be integrated into the Lockheed-built Naval Vigilance Radar system to facilitate radar scan conversion, target tracking and radar fusion. […] More

  • Harris to Distribute Tait Communications Products in North America - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris to Distribute Tait Communications Products in North America

    Harris Corp.‘s public safety and professional communications business has entered into a partnership with Tait Communications to become an exclusive distributor of the latter’s communications products in North America. The agreement will market the two companies’ public safety and professional communications product lines and combine their dealer networks across more than 250 locations in the U.S., Canada and […] More

  • Raytheon to Manufacture Naval Strike Missile Launchers at Kentucky Facility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Manufacture Naval Strike Missile Launchers at Kentucky Facility

    Raytheon has been selected to manufacture the Naval Strike Missile at a company facility in Louisville, Kentucky under an initial contract with Norway-based Kongsberg Defence Systems. Waltham, Mass.-based Raytheon said Wednesday it will also conduct final assembly, integration and tests of the NSM at a site in Tucson, Arizona. Taylor Lawrence, Raytheon missile systems president, said the contract will help create additional job opportunities while providing launchers […] More

  • USS George Washington Hosts F-35C Test Pilots to Complete Dev't Testing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USS George Washington Hosts F-35C Test Pilots to Complete Dev’t Testing

    The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George Washington will host a Patuxent River integrated test force team for the Lockheed Martin-built F-35C fighter aircraft in support of developmental testing efforts. The USS George Washington office said Sunday the test pilot team will work to complete the third and final at-sea stage as part of preparations for the F-35 variant’s initial operational capability scheduled for […] More

  • Salient CRGT Gets CMMI Level 3 Rating; Brad Antle Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Salient CRGT Gets CMMI Level 3 Rating; Brad Antle Comments

    Salient CRGT has received a capability maturity model integration for development level 3 appraisal from Carnegie Mellon University’s CMMI Institute. The appraisal indicates the software development company works to continuously improve its business processes and performance, Salient CRGT said Wednesday. Salient CRGT CEO Brad Antle said the company follows CMMI principles in efforts to manage customer service and increase organizational efficiency. A quality team began […] More

  • Superior Electric to Provide Navy Automatic Voltage Regulators - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Superior Electric to Provide Navy Automatic Voltage Regulators

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Superior Electric a five-year, $39.4 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to supply automatic voltage regulators for use aboard the military branch’s ships. The regulators will work to automatically regulate the alternate and direct current voltages that are intended for naval shipboard application, the Defense Department said Wednesday. DoD added that the company will perform contract work in […] More

  • Imagine One to Support Navy Shore-Based Maintenance Systems Under SeaPort-e Task Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Imagine One to Support Navy Shore-Based Maintenance Systems Under SeaPort-e Task Order

    Imagine One Technology & Management has been awarded a $33.6 million task order from the U.S. Navy to support the military branch’s maritime maintenance enterprise sustainment and modernization effort. The company will help Navy personnel engineer, test and evaluate hardware and software information technology systems as well as provide hardware design, procurement assistance, system integration, data center operations support […] More

  • Jacobs Receives Fifth Year Extension for Chattanooga Program Management Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jacobs Receives Fifth Year Extension for Chattanooga Program Management Support Contract

    The City of Chattanooga, Tennessee has awarded a fifth year contract renewal to Jacobs Engineering Group for program management services in support of a $300 million wastewater system upgrade project. Jacobs said Thursday it will provide professional, technical, administrative and personnel support for the Waste Resource Division Wet Weather EPA Consent Decree program that covers work on Chattanooga’s wastewater treatment and collection system facilities. […] More

  • Sensei to Offer Govt Clients Microsoft Project Mgmt Tech Support Via GSA Schedule - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sensei to Offer Govt Clients Microsoft Project Mgmt Tech Support Via GSA Schedule

    Sensei Project Solutions, which specializes in project portfolio management technology deployments, has been awarded a position on the General Services Administration‘s Information Technology Schedule 70 contract vehicle. The company said Wednesday it will offer a range of platforms, services, training, and applications designed to support federal customers of Microsoft‘s Project Online, Project Server and Project technology products. Kenneth Steiness, CEO […] More

  • SAS, George Washington University Collaborate on Business Analytics Education Programs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAS, George Washington University Collaborate on Business Analytics Education Programs

    The George Washington University School of Business incorporates SAS technology, coursework and expertise into academic programs in an effort to help address a growing demand for analytics talent. Some SAS professionals work with GWSB to develop curriculum and instructional  materials as well as teach in the school’s master of science in business analytics program, the company said Tuesday. “Our business analytics program […] More

  • DARPA Requests Info on Counter-UAS Platforms for Mobile Force Protection - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Requests Info on Counter-UAS Platforms for Mobile Force Protection

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has asked vendors to provide information on mobile layered defense platforms and related components designed to defend mobile and fixed naval and land-based forces against threats posed by small unmanned aircraft systems. DARPA said in a request for information posted Aug. 11 on FedBizOpps it is interested in scalable systems, […] More